Garment-hook.



No. 724,541. PATENTED APR. 7, 1903.

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GARMENT HOOK.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT, 20. 1902.

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HENRY S. BREWINGTON, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR TO THE ALMA BUTTONCOMPANY OF BALTIMORE CITY.

GARMENT-HOOK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 724,541, dated April 7,1903.

Application filed geptember 20, 1902. Serial No. 124,139. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that I, HENRY S. BREWINGTON, a citizen of the UnitedStates,residing at Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Garment-Hooks; and I do declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to waistband-hooks for trousers; and the object ofthe same is to provide a device of this character which may be made froma small quantity of sheet metal and which will be provided with meansfor securing the hook firmly between two thicknesses of the materialfrom which the fly of the trousers is formed and which will be strong,durable, and efficient in use.

In the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification,Figure 1 is a plan View of my invention secured to a piece of fabric.Fig. 2 is a plan view of the hook detached from the fabric or material.Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section on the line a: a Fig. 1. Fig. at is alongitudinal section of a modified form of hook which I may use.

In carrying out my invention I cut from a substantially rectangularpiece of sheet metal of the proper gage the hook member 1 of a fastener,as shown in the drawings. The bill of the hook is cut from within thebody of the metal blank and is bent upward at 2 and backward at 3 tooccupy a position substantially parallel with the body of the hook. Incutting the blank a small portion of the metal is removed from withinthe bill of the hook to form the opening 4 and provide a light skeletonhook member. A front cross-bar 5-and a rear cross bar 6,connected by thetwo side bars 7 7, constitute the body of the hook, and these parts liein the same plane, the bill of the hook lying in, a parallel plane. Thefront cross-bar 5 has a substantially straight outer edge 8, over whichthe material 9 is folded, as shown in Fig. 1, thus preventing thewithdrawal of the hook under ordinary strains when secured by stitches,as shown.

The body of the hook is provided with stitch-holes 10 10 near the rearcorners of said body portion.

In securing the hook to the material the edge of the fabric 9 is lappedover the front crossbar 5 and secured in place by the stitches a. Thebody of the hook at the rear is secured in place by stitches I), passedthrough the eyes 10 and through the fabric 9.

The modification illustrated in Fig. 4 consists in bending back the edge0 of the mate rialto form a smooth lapped edge to prevent the cross-barfrom cutting the material 9.

From the foregoing it will be obvious that my hook can be formed withbut slight waste of metal, that a strong efficient hook is provided, andthat when secured to the material at the three points illustratedconsiderable strain can be exerted upon the hook without detaching itfrom the material.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I desire to secure byLetters Patent and claim is 1. A garment-hook comprising a frontcrossbar, having a straight front edge, a rear crossbar havingstitch-holes at its ends, and opposite side bars, all lying in the sameplane, and

a hook or bill cut from within the body of the blank and bent up to liein a plane parallel to the cross-bars and side bars, said hook memberbeing cut from sheet metal, substantially as described.

2. A garment-hook consisting of a rectangular sheet-metal blank having adoubled front cross-bar having a smooth, straight front edge, a rearcross-bar having stitchholes, two side bars, all lying in the sameplane, and a bill or hook cut from within the body of the blank and bentup to lie in a plane parallel to the cross-bars and side bars,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY S. BREWINGTON.

Witnesses:

ROBERT C. RHODES, WM. A. Wow.

